– Christian Grasmann, Founder Pushbikers
This was the headline of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in winter 2016, referring to Pushbikers founder Christian Grasmann. For years, he was considered one of the most enigmatic figures on the six-day scene. He spent 18 seasons on the winter tracks. If there was a list of six-day pros, he would have to be at the top.
He was not interested in being in the front row himself. As a career changer in professional cycling, he spent a lot of time practicing, trying things out and climbing the ranks again and again. After being unable to find his place in existing structures, he wanted one thing above all: to think differently about this sport, to make it cool, so that it could be practiced with joy, conviction and self-determination.
We started with our own cycling club and the first checkered race jersey, created with Maloja. A small elite team followed, racing summer criteriums and winter six-day track events. Our “rebel” crew grew bigger and more international. By the time they had won the Revolution track series in England twice and achieved numerous six-day podiums, the Pushbikers had established themselves as a track team in the top league.
Defining our own ambitions and inspiring as many people as possible to embrace cycling — that has always been the goal of Pushbikers. A path off the beaten track, seeking and finding opportunities: from the elite racing team of the early years to a UCI Continental Pro Team. From our own youth development team, the Maloja Pushbikers Future Stars, to the women’s squad (Maloja Pushbikers Fem) and the MTB pro team (Maloja Pushbikers MTB), the Pushbikers have developed a multifaceted vision for the sport of cycling.
Overarching: from professional cycling to the community. We share values that unite us and that we stand behind with pride.
We love and live cycling and want to help build the future of this sport.
We create a sense of belonging in a community that feels deeply connected.
We share a passion, bring enthusiasm to life and leave behind meaningful emotions.
We create unique experiences. We live in the moment and inspire dreams.
We act respectfully, love difference, live equality and value diversity.
Providing a platform, being a magnet, welcoming others. The magic of cycling lies in the community. For over five years, you can have a place where we feel at home, the Pushbikers store, which is the heart of the Pushbikers project as a cycling hub. The space where everything comes together. Where we meet people: for weekly community rides, for events, for coffee. And to keep building individual bikes for the next big adventure.
It’s the expertise gained from many years of professional cycling combined with an absolute passion for technical details that Christian brings to the Pushbikers context: working together, step by step, towards optimized, tiny, millimeter-precise improvements — because these are exactly what make the difference nowadays.
